I've always read that microscope slide covers make dynamite window glass for structures. So I ordered some (0.005" thick). They're about 1"x1" .
Now... how do you cut the darned things down to size? I want to scratchbuild the windows by gluing strip styrene on to the glass.
I tried scoring them with a glass cutter (wheel). The slide cover disintegrates long before you can score a line in it.
I tried breaking them off between two metal rulers held tightly together. I tried scoring them with the broken-off tip of an x-acto knife. I tried scoring them on masking tape. I tried holding them between two sets of wide, flat-jawed pliers (e.g. lineman's cutters).
Help!
-Gerry Leone